Motherhood (10 posts found)

I am by no means a nutritionist, but five years into this motherhood thing my philosophy on raising kids to be healthy eaters has changed drastically. In my naive pre-children days, I thought I would be the mom whose kids are eating butternut squash and tofu from day one. I thought picky eaters were a result of parents who just didn't make them eat healthy. Oh, how wonderful it must have been to be that high and mighty with no experience whatsoever. ;-) Now my kids are not the pickiest of eaters, but they're certainly not the best, either. There are five main ways I try to keep their diet ...

In about two weeks, I am going to nurse one of my children for the last time. I've drawn the line at Issa's birthday, and while I know some moms will chastise me and say I should let her wean on her own, I'm truthfully done. Two years is a long time to do anything on a daily basis, and I've nursed her multiple times a day, every day. We started off much smoother than her sister's breastfeeding journey, but it hasn't made Issa's any less special.
(Note: If the idea of extended breastfeeding is weirding you out, read my post on why we made that choice here.)
Looking back, I've breastfed tw...

I think every mom has been there. You spend one too many days inside, you watch one too many Netflix episodes in a row, and all of a sudden you're in a funk. Looking back, you can see how you got there, but in the moment it feels like a fog has suddenly slipped into your life. They say in motherhood the days are long but the years are short, and these are the longest of days. When it feels like you're doing this all for nothing. When it feels like your whole purpose in life is to wash dishes and fold clothes. Which, granted, may be a purely satisfying existence for some, but I am not one o...

A couple weeks ago, well before her birthday, Cora piped up in the backseat of the car. "Mom," she said, "Mia won't be coming to my party, will she?" No, I replied, we'll be in Israel so she won't be able to come. "And Nana and Papaw won't be able to to come either?" No, baby, I'm sorry they won't. We then went on to talk about all the new friends that would be able to come, but I could tell her little mind was still churning, thinking about the friends and family back home that she misses. When she was younger and we would be traveling for Orlando's basketball season it was easy. She didn...

Dear Cora,
If you look really closely at these photos, you'll notice a little green spot on your tights. That, my dear, is where you left Silly Putty to sit a little too long and we couldn't get it all out. I almost went to retouch the photos and edit that little bit out, but then I decided against it. That's you, my love. That's you in all your perfection and imperfection. You are sweet and wild, rambunctious and thoughtful, mature and silly. You are a hundred contradictions all rolled up into one fantastic little person. You are a whole lot of sugar with a little bit of spice mixed in.
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Today's sponsored post is brought to you by LALA and WeAllGrow Latina.
The first time I ever encountered drinkable yogurt, we were living in Xalapa, Veracruz and I purchased them on accident. I honestly thought something was wrong with my yogurt, as thin as it was with a consistency I had never seen before. It wasn't until I asked a friend of mine that they said, "No, it's fine! Just drink it up!" And so my love affair with LALA yogurt smoothies began. Now years later, I was so excited to discover they're at my local Texas HEB even! Drinkable yogurt for everyone!
And by everyone,...

Before Orlando and I had children, we were always very excited to talk with friends of our who were half-Mexican and half-white, as our future babies would be. Admittedly, we were totally curious what they would look like, but we also always asked them how it was growing up. What culture did they identify with most, did they learn Spanish early, had they ever faced prejudice? It's a sad reality that the question of prejudice must still be included in conversations about race, but their responses always surprised me.
One in particular, Chris Hernandez, said he noticed very early on that th...

If you remember last year, while we were living in Cancun I had the extremely good fortune of meeting Christina of Christina Dianne Photography. We did several shoots together, and I'll be honest that one of the biggest things that made me sad about not returning to Cancun was not being able to work with her anymore! I still hope that she and I can collaborate together in some way, shape or form, but the good news is she's offering photography classes online now! So while I may not be able to shoot with her right now, I am so excited to be able to learn from her and hopefully improve my ow...

Is anyone else just PUMPED that October is finally here? For me, August and September are a horrible dead period of no major holidays to celebrate, so October marks the beginning of the most wonderful time of the year! Now the whirlwind of Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas can begin and I love it! Cora is finally old enough to really look forward to things with me, and Issa's reactions to each festivity are going to be priceless now that she's a maniac toddler! We wasted no time getting into the spirit this year, and headed to the San Antonio Zoo for the kick-off of their ZOO BOO spec...

It has been a strange, rainy couple of months here in San Antonio, and as the weather takes an oh-so-subtle shift towards fall, I am running out of activities to keep my little ones occupied. We love chalk on the back porch, walks to the park, and diving in the pool, but that's just not always feasible between this crazy weather and my even crazier work schedule. Working from home means there's plenty of days where I simply need the girls to occupy themselves for an hour or two while I plow through my inbox.
That's where technology comes in clutch for me as a mom. I know, I know, sc...

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